diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 38168f0..2f04d3f 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ which mate-autogen.sh || {
     exit 1
 }
 
-REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.9 MATE_DATADIR="$mate_datadir" USE_COMMON_DOC_BUILD=yes . mate-autogen.sh
+REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.9 REQUIRED_MACROS=python.m4 MATE_DATADIR="$mate_datadir" USE_COMMON_DOC_BUILD=yes . mate-autogen.sh